Suddenly, Lucy groaned loudly, and then they all turned to look at her. “Lucy! You are awake!” “Take your hands off her! Take your hands off her!” Vince ordered Jack who grabbed Lucy on her shoulders the moment he realized that she was awake, and he was forced to let her go when he saw that the elves were ready to attack him if he didn’t. “Lucy? Are you okay?” Vince asked with a low tone while Sierra moved closer to her while pointing her weapon at Jack who moved away at once. “Lucy? Are you okay?” Sierra asked while Lucy sat up, and touched the back of her head while she grunted lowly. “I feel a sharp pain at the back of my head. It hurts.” Lucy grunted again, and Sierra moved closer to her before she withdrew her arrow from her bow, and returned it to the quiver hanging behind her. “Come, let me help you stand.” Sierra grabbed Lucy by her arms, and helped her to get on her feet while she kept a close eye on Jack who was a bit afraid of making any move since Vince was still poi

“I am not acting like a baby! Why would you say that?” “Yes, you are! Centaurs are brave and fierce warriors, and I wonder why you decided to come on this mission if you knew that you couldn't handle a few risks. You should have stayed back in the city and enjoyed the wrath of Lord Rasmus!” Sierra fired angrily, glaring at Seth who couldn’t say any other word. He felt a cringe of embarrassment creeping into his body, and when he looked at the others, he saw that they weren’t so pleased that he was behaving that way. It was obvious that they were very disappointed, and were upset at his behavior. “Let’s go, guys. I think he will join us whenever he is ready. Or better still, he should get the bags and stay where he thinks is safe.” Vince started to move toward Lucy who was already ahead of them, and after Sierra had rolled her eyes at the Centaur, she joined her brother and caught up with him. Seth looked at Jack who was the only one standing close to him and expected him to show h

Even though they still had their doubts, the rest of the crew saw sense in what she said, especially considering the fact that their bodies were beginning to ache as a result of the frozen position they kept themselves in after they had done a lot of exercises from their encounters with the Screechers from earlier. “I am tired, guys. Whatever it was should either show up or continue hiding in the woods, I don’t care.” Lucy gave up almost immediately, and then she slowly lowered her weapon while she took in a deep breath which she let out slowly. The rest of the crew joined her almost immediately while she walked toward her right with her dagger hanging in her left hand while she held onto it casually. “I guess she was right, after all, it was a false alarm,” Sierra said calmly and with a smirk on her face. She slowly took off the arrow from the string on her bow, and then she sighed before looking at her brother who lowered his weapon almost immediately. The two elves turned to lo

“Why don’t you let him think properly, Sierra?” Vince said angrily, and then he grunted at his sister’s behavior which was making him really angry. “Alright, I will not speak again, I promise.” Sierra lifted her hands to indicate full surrender while she held onto her weapons. “I really hope you keep to your promise. This is not the time to be sarcastic, Sierra. Let him do what he knows how to do.”“And I already said I was not going to speak again, Vince! He can go ahead and do whatever he wants to do, I am not stopping him, am I?” Sierra said almost immediately, and then she changed her gaze from her brother to Seth who was staring at him with an expression that showed that he didn’t believe her. “I am sorry, Seth. I am sorry for being so unreasonable. Please, carry on, tell us what we need to know. I am already tired of standing at a place and doing nothing.” Sierra forced a smile on her face while she spoke to Seth who took in a deep breath which he let out slowly before he tur

“I think we should all check it out,” Sierra suggested with a whisper, nodding to affirm her words while she turned to look at Lucy who was very much pleased with her decision. “Good! I knew I could count on you!” Lucy said excitedly, and then she chuckled loudly, drawing the attention of Jack who turned instantly to look at her due to the strangeness of her tone. “Are you okay?” He asked Lucy who paused instantly while she stared at him for a while with a neutral expression on her face. “Lucy?” “Yes! Yes, I am here! I am okay! I am fine!” Lucy drifted back to reality, and then she nodded instantly to affirm her words, but Jack was still skeptical about the response she gave to him even though her smile stood as a backup for her claims. Jack observed her for a while out of concern, and when he saw something strange about her, he couldn’t stop pointing from pointing it out. “Your dagger? Where is it?” Jack asked with a low tone, looking all over Lucy for the dagger she seemed to